| Lesemutter | mater lectionis |
| Leihmutter | surrogate mother |
| Leseratte | bookworm |
| Lösemittel | solvent |
| Pflegemutter | foster mother |
| Perlmutter | nacre mother-of-pearl |
| Lesepult | lectern |
| Lesother | Lesothan |
| Lesestütze | bookstand |
| Lesezimmer | reading room |
| Riesenotter | giant otter |
| resetten | reset |
| Kasematte | casemate |
| Semester | semester term |
| bemuttern | mother chaperon cluck |
| Bienenmutter | beekeeper |
| Nährmutter | foster mother |
| Puffmutter | brothel-keeper |
| Radmutter | lug nut |
| Urmutter | foremother |